Combined metallic railroad-tie and rail-seat.



J. H. MESSNER. COMBINED METALLIC RAILROAD TIE AND RAIL'SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, 1911.

1,658,012. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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COMBINED METALLIC RAILROAD TIE AND RAIL SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAIL-28, 1911.

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JOHN HENRY MESSNER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED METALLIC RAILROAD-TIE AND RAIL-SEAT.

App1ication filed March 28, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY Mnss- Nnn,citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Metallic Railroad-Ties and Rail- Seats,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a combination metallicrailroad tie and a rail seat and has for its object to provide a steeltie and seat which may be stain 36d from sheet metal and so constructedt at sufficient elasticity will be had.

IVith the above and other objects in view I have invented the deviceillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tie and seat, Fig. 2 is atop plan View thereof, Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation thereof, Fig.4 is an enlarged detail view of the rail seat, Fig. 5 is a longitudinalvertical sectional view through the tie and seat, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of a modified form of tie and seat.

Referring to the drawings 1 is a base upon which is seated or mounted atrough shaped tie 2 which is provided with horizontal flanges 3, bymeans of which the tie is riveted to its base 1 by the rivets e. Thesides 5 of the members 2 flare outwardly toward the bottom in order tostiffen the tie. Riveted to the upper surface 6 of the tie, near its twoopposing ends are rail seats 7 and S which are provided with dove tailgrooves 9 and 10 therein and rail seats 11, upon which the rails 12rest. The members 13 provided with flanges 14 adapted to engage therails have dovetail bases 15 which slide into the grooves 9 and 10 andare held therein by means of the bolts 16 which pass through theopenings 17 in the grooves 9 and 10 and through the members 13 to theoutside of the tie member. The rivets secure the seat to the tie 2.

This tie is so constructed that it may be made of very thin sheet metaland still have sufficient strength for all purposes. Being withoutsupport under the central portion thereof gives the necessary resiliencythereto.

In Fig. (i is shown a modification of the invention in which the ends 19of the seat-s Specification of Letters Patent.

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20 are cut at 21 and turned down against the sides 5 to hold the seat inits place. Portions 25 of the tie are struck up to abutthe portions 23and 24 to prevent any tendency toward longitudinal movement of the seatmembers.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

1. In combination, a tie consisting of a base having an inverted troughwith horizontal flanges bolted thereto and rail seats thereon havingtheir ends projecting beyond said trough and rail engaging members onsaid projecting ends.

2. In combination, a tie consisting of a base having an inverted troughwith horizontal flanges bolted thereto and rail seats thereon havingtheir ends projecting beyond said trough, rail engaging members on saidprojecting ends, vertically disposed bolts adapted to fixedly hold saidmembers on said seats.

3. In combination, a tie consisting of a base having an inverted troughwith horizontal flanges bolted thereto and rail seats thereon havingtheir ends projecting beyond said trough, rail engaging members on saidprojecting ends, vertically disposed bolts adapted to fixedly hold saidmembers on said seats, said seats having clove-tailed slots in whichsaid members are seated.

4. A tie consisting of an inverted trough shaped member havinghorizontal flanges thereon, a base member riveted to said flanges, theside walls of said trough shaped member being flared outwardly to form abracing means therefor in combination with a seat adapted to hold saidrail to said tie, said seat extending beyond both sides of said tie andhaving longitudinal dovetail slots thereon, members adapted to secure. arail to said seat being slidably positioned in said grooves and meansfor holding them in fixed positions, said means consisting of boltspassing through said members and said seat.

5. A tie consisting of an inverted trough shaped member havinghorizontal flanges thereon, a base member riveted to said flanges, theside walls of said trough shaped member being flared outwardly to form abracing means therefor in combination with a seat adapted to hold saidrail to said tie, said seatextending beyond both sides of said tie andhaving longitudinal dovetail slots thereon, member's adapted to secure arail to said seat being slidably connected in said grooves and means forholding them in fixed positions, said means consisting of bolts passingthrough said members and said seat and at the ends of said seatcentrally of said tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN HENRY MESSNER.

Vitnesses WV. M. MoMILLIN, ETTA B. GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

